CD Projekt wanted to put a chain weapon in The Witcher 3 years ago, but it’s taken until Songs of the Past because it was ‘impossible to do at the time’

The Witcher 3‘s recently revealed expansion Songs of the Past will bring more to CD Projekt’s acclaimed fantasy adventure than a new region to explore and quests to pursue, it will also introduce a new weapon for Geralt of Rivia to wield—a gnarly silver chain. Well, “new” might not be a wholly appropriate term for…

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All Genshin Impact 7.1 livestream codes

The Genshin Impact 7.1 livestream codes are here, giving you a little Primogem bonus before we head into the new Snezhnaya update. For those new to this, Hoyoverse runs a livestream for each of its games every six weeks, showing off the new characters, events, and quests set to drop, but it also includes three…

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Polyarc, developer of the excellent VR platforming series Moss, is shutting down after 12 years: ‘We are saying our farewells to each other’

Polyarc, the studio behind the Moss series of VR platformers, has announced it is shutting down, three months on from releasing its latest game on Steam. “After nearly 12 years riding the joyous rollercoaster of emotions that is making video games, our time together has come to an end,” the studio posted on LinkedIn (via…

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While still headquartered in the US, Saber exec Tim Willits says it has ‘no real development in North America anymore’

In a Gamescom interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Saber Interactive CCO Tim Willits revealed that the company has “no real development in North America anymore,” with only publishing operations continuing in the region, while game development occurs at a host of global subsidiaries. “We are not afraid of any territories,” Willits said. “Some publishers are afraid to…

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Wolverine review roundup: Frankly, we’re starting to feel a little better about the whole ‘PlayStation 5 exclusive’ thing

Insomniac’s long-awaited Wolverine is out, and, well, it’s not great. I mean that in the very literal sense: It’s fine—good, even, at least in some ways—but it’s not great, and that’s a problem for a game that was positioned as one of Sony’s biggest PlayStation 5 exclusives of the past few years. The bar was…

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OpenAI employee takes down ChatGPT-coded RuneScape clone following Jagex cease-and-desist

OpenAI employee Rohan Varma has taken down the browser-based, AI-coded RuneScape clone called Elderwood following negative attention from the RuneScape community and a cease-and-desist request from developer Jagex. Varma did not post video footage of Elderwood in action, but screenshots on his X profile (via Eurogamer) show a game with extremely similar graphics and UI…

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Roblox games are escaping Roblox: Creators will soon be able to export standalone apps for PC, console, and mobile

Roblox, as we know, is a behemoth. Industry analyst Matthew Ball, now chief strategy officer at Xbox, said in 2025 that Roblox accounted for more player engagement and revenue growth than Steam, PlayStation, and Fortnite combined. Now it’s looking to expand its reach even further by giving Roblox creators the ability to release their work…

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